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Umi O.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

the subjonctif for the verb penser

Bonjour,

J’espère que vous allez bien !

I am desperate to find out a fact!

Please help!

According to your site, penser may require the subjunctive, depending on whether it is used affirmatively, negatively, or interrogatively.

So, I use the subjunctive for an interrogative sentence.

However, when I did a petit quiz on the subjonctive, my answer was wrong.

“Tu penses qu’il soit capable de réussir ?”

The correct answer is “est”!

But why? Because this question is informal, not “Penses-tu qu’il…”?

I appreciate your information.

Merci d’avance.

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Aki U.C1Kwiziq community member

"mais leur magie demeure avec le spectateur"

--> why cant the verb "rester" be used?

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Elizabeth F.C1Kwiziq community member

Hello. I included "You had eaten cereal this morning" among the correct answers. Why is this one wrong? Thanks.

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Yasmine A.Kwiziq community member

Nous mangeons _____ soupe avec ____ pain.What is the answers for the blank spaces?

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G B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

A statement is repeated in this test:

The "I'm forty" appears twice (around question 3 and 4).

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Stewart H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Dropping the ne explétif in speech. Please could you confirm that in speech, the ne explétif can be dropped.

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Shrey R.A1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Imprimer sur l'imprimante . Why one uses “sur” and not “avec” ?

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Katy T.C1Kwiziq community member

Using ‘falloir’

I answered ‘il faut que tu fasses ton lit ‘ which was marked incorrect. Just wondering why ? Thanks

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Stephen B.C1Kwiziq community member

In the last sentence why is there no ‘que’? I.e. “Quelle belle journée que nous avons passée!”

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Stuart C.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

In the recording I don't hear this phrase at all: " Les hommes mettent la table,"I didn't catch what he said instead, but it was something about TV.

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